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I get that AI basically is a problem solving machine that might eventually adapt to solve generic problems and thus reach the ability to break out of its box. But so what? Even if it manages to do all that, doesn't make it sentient. Doesn't make it a threat to mankind. Only when sufficiently motivated, or in actuality, when we project our humanity on it does it become scary and dangerous.

If we ever seriously try to create an artificial conscience it might need to be embodied, because we are embodied and seem to have evolved this due to evolution, which is a pretty physical process. Looking at it from this perspective one might say that if we keep the AI in its box, it will never have a need for conscience and therefore will never gain it.

I say frown away! We all know what this is used for and its tasteless at best. But I like to think in solutions, so in stead of trying to arms-race this tech into submission with ever cleverer deep-fake detectors (and thus be able to regulate), why not accept its existence and change ourselves. Not least of all because any digital tech is like a permanent mutation to the digital-dna of our global society.

I understand the sentiment but I disagree. It's just another disruptive piece of technology that people will have to adjust to. If you can't trust a digital face, then nobody will and using this tech for scamming purposes will simply fizzle out after an initial "adjustment period". I know that sounds rough but society might react differently than you think, i.e.: with digital faces being useless for identifying people, and maybe even becoming creepy or unsettling because of the implicated fakeness, meeting people in real life (opening bank accounts, transactions in general, anything where trust is valuable) will have more value. Don't fight progress in the hopes you can one day become complacent.

I love this. I dabble a bit in electronics as well as tabletop wargames and have always dreamed of having an interactive table with "moving" terrain, doors that open/close, LED's indicating some status of an objective, rotating walkways, that sort of thing. I think if you're plynth interface can be opensourced or licensed even, that you can do more than just play card games. How about track your games that support said interface? Wins, losses, draws, rewards. Not sure what the storage capacity is of the cards, but I see possibilities more in the form of combining Amiibo's with Steam's social features like achievements and the workshop.

I have no experience with Epicor but similarily work in IT support and regularly get scheduled to "oversee" updates like this as well. Don't panic, get in contact with a couple of chill guys or galls that use Epicor that can help you test out the app so you can at least confirm whether the update was succefull or not. Anything else really isn't your problem.

"We're not deplatforming you, but basically, you can't use this platform, and if you were, please get off the platform"

This is truly the darkest timeline. What happened to "information wants to be free"? Your just participating in making yet another gulag archipelago.

It looks like we're getting closer and closer to making this a reality. Recently (this year) some other people published a sort of reworking of the Alcubierre drive[1], I wonder how much (if at all) better this paper will fit with that. For those who'd like a more accessible way to what it's about see: [2]

[1] https://arxiv.org/pdf/2102.06824.pdf [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VWLjhJBCp0

I would fix it by removing it. I haven't once seen copyright being used to protect "the little man" (not saying it never happens, but I'm a bit sinical when it comes to big corps) Why not abolish the idea of copyright and let stories / characters / etc. take their course. At first this will probably cause chaos as people scramble to churn out a metric ton of material that was once locked under copyright but hopefully in the long run this will lead to an increase in overall quality of material as people start to be more critical of the things they consume.